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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hendon 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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The shopping facilities in the Borough are excellent and a
plentiful and pure water supply is maintained by the Metropolitan
Water Board and the Colne Valley Water Company.
Comparative Rainfall.
The following tables give the comparative rainfall for the years 1950 and 1951:—
| 1950. | 1951. | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1.02 inches | 2.77 inches |
| February | 3.64 „ | 5.17 „ |
| March | .80 „ | 3.49 „ |
| April | 2.07 „ | 2.71 „ |
| May | 1.76 „ | 2.18 „ |
| June | 1.26 „ | 1.10 „ |
| July | 3.94 „ | 1.05 „ |
| August | 1.87 „ | 3.69 „ |
| September | 2.55 „ | 3.38 „ |
| October | .43 „ | .99 „ |
| November | 4.80 „ | 5.10 „ |
| December | 1.65 „ | 1.50 „ |
| TOTAL | 25.79 „ | 33.13 „ |
STATISTICS.
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General.
Area of the Borough (in acres) 10,371
Population figure supplied by Registrar General 155,700
Density of Population, i.e., No. of Persons per acre 15.01
No. of inhabited houses at 31st December, 1951 42,269
Rateable value at 31st December, 1951 £2,008,200
Sum represented by a penny rate £8,130
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